I am still in Thunder Bay. My Mom and Dad celebrated their 48 wedding anniversary two days ago on the 2nd. My Mom had a feeling that my Dad would pass on their anniversary. She was wrong. He is still hanging on.
He is sleeping most of the time and is medicated. He is in a lot of pain. Even his skin hurts when you touch it. My sister, mom and I are averaging about 4 hours of sleep each night. It is starting to catch up with us. We are exhausted yet not hungry thanks to all the food that people keep dropping off.
We have a excellent crew of people that come in to help us. My Dad has an RN who visits the house twice a day and a home care worker who is also here twice a day. Their help is much appreciated. There are also a lot of people who work behind the scenes to ensure that we have all that we need.
Jim and the girls are doing OK. We have some very good friends who are helping out with picking up the kids, feeding everyone and helping Jim to look after all the little details. I missed Ainsley's first day of school. That made me very sad.
I know what I am doing here is very important. My Mom could not do all of this at home without my sister and myself. My Dad would have to go to Hospice Care.
Please pray for strength for me and my family........and sleep.......need sleep!!!!
Oh Bonnie - I came looking for an update as I wondered if anything had happened on your parent's anniversary. It is so good you have your sister there to help support your mom. I hope you can get some rest this weekend as you will need your energy and strength in the coming days. I wish your dad peace. Sending you, your mom and sister our love - and of course to Jim and the girls.
ReplyDeleteJust caught up on your blog. Will be thinking of you and your family. Hugs.
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